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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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